1 Kings 10:6
And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.
1 Kings 10:6 in other translations
| BSB | She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your words and wisdom is true. |
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| WEB | She said to the king, “It was a true report that I heard in my own land of your acts and of your wisdom. |
| ASV | And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom. |
| YLT | And she saith unto the king, ‘True hath been the word that I heard in my land, concerning thy matters and thy wisdom; |
| DARBY | And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thine affairs, and of thy wisdom; |
| BBE | And she said to the king, The account which was given to me in my country of your acts and your wisdom was true. |
| Webster | And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in my own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom. |
What does 1 Kings 10:6 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 10:1-13
The queen of Sheba came to Solomon to hear his wisdom, thereby to improve her own. Our Saviour mentions her inquiries after God, by Solomon, as showing the stupidity of those who inquire not after God, by our Lord Jesus Christ. By waiting and prayer, by diligently searching the Scriptures, by consulting wise and experienced Christians, and by practising what we have learned, we shall be delivered from difficulties…
1 Kings 10:6 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 10:6
- 2 Chronicles 9:5-6
And she said to the king, It was a true report which I heard in mine own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom: Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard.
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Context
- 1 Kings 10:5
And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the Lord; there was no more spirit in her.
- 1 Kings 10:6
And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.
- 1 Kings 10:7
Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.
1 Kings 10:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dijo al rey: Verdad es lo que oí en mi tierra de tus cosas y de tu sabiduría; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et elle dit au roi: Ce que j’ai entendu dire dans mon pays sur tout ton état et sur ta sagesse, était la vérité; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und sprach zu dem König: Das Wort ist Wahrheit gewesen, das ich in meinem Lande über deine Sachen und über deine Weisheit gehört habe; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixitque ad regem: Verus est sermo quem audivi in terra mea |